Three charged with wire thefts

THREE Grafton men, aged 22, 27 and 30, will appear in court next month charged with the theft of a large amount of copper wire from railway property at Junction Hill near Grafton between July 10 and 12.

On Monday, police stopped a Toyota Hilux on the Pacific Highway at Coffs Harbour.

During a search of the ute, police allegedly uncovered hundreds of kilograms of copper wire while an amount of cash was also located inside the vehicle.